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Category Archives: Disneyland
Undercover Cats: The TRUTH about Disneyland's Secret Cast Members
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Animals, Cats, Disneyland
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The cats are out of the bag. And to think it happened in Fantasyland… There's more to their covert kitty fluff than gratuitous sass and snark, though. Disneyland cats are working cats-members that provide a valuable function in the Happiest Place on Earth.
Covert Kitties Turned Social Media Mavens
Several years ago Taylor Roberts, a freelance writer, glimpsed a cat darting across a path in Fantasyland and snapped a picture.
That night he started the Cats of Disneyland Twitter account with tweets voiced by the witty cats. A web site soon followed: Cats of Disneyland.
With Roberts' dry humor combined with photos of the covert cats, Disneyland's secret cats-members skyrocketed to social media stardom. Articles about Disneyland cats were featured in the Los Angeles Times and KTLA. Blog posts were written about them, like my 2015 post, The Cats Behind the Mouse. (Giovanni, Disneyland California Adventure, PC:Elizabeth Fais)
NOTE: Taylor Roberts started the Disneyland Cats accounts on Twitter and Instagram, but it now appears those accounts were taken over by someone else. It's not uncommon for popular accounts to be purchased and transferred to new owners.
In a theme park inspired by the world's most famous mouse, it's the cats of Disneyland who have the run of the place. —Los Angeles Times
As Becky so proudly flaunts, atop the roof of the Mexican eatery in Frontierland, Rancho del Zocalo (PC:Elizabeth Fais).
All the media hype continued to keep the cats' indisputable value to the daily operation of the Park a secret, though.
Cats-members with a Cause
Disney parks pride themselves in cleanliness. So it's a little embarrassing that cats are necessary for the Disney "Mouse" squeaky clean image. In truth, the cats play an important role in keeping rats and other vermin out of the Park.
Disneyland's cats have been behind-the-scenes cast members since the Park opened in 1955, infiltrating the grounds from the surrounding orange groves of the time.
The cats at Disneyland are feral, which means they are happy living and hunting outdoors, and prefer to stay away from people.
I became interested in the cat population at Disneyland, because of the work I do with feral cats in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've made several trips to Disneyland to research the cats. On one trip, I talked with the manager of the feral cat program and here's what I learned:
Approximately 200 cats live at the Disneyland Resort, including Disneyland California Adventure, the Disneyland Hotel, and the Grand Californian Hotel.
The cats have been trapped, spay or neutered, and then released (TNR) back into the park. This is the proven, humane method for managing feral cat populations. For more information, read about Stanford campus' Feline Friends Network.
There are feeding stations for the cats "back stage" to supplement their diet and keep them healthy.(PCs:Elizabeth Fais, Ned, at the Disneyland Hotel)
They've implemented an ingenious flea management program that is low-stress for the cats and highly effective.
The cats are given medical care and attention, as needed. This ensures healthy, long lives for each of the cats.
When a cat becomes too friendly with Park guests, they are given a home with a devoted Park employee.
Feeding and petting the cats is discouraged at all times. Disneyland cats are wild animals, and must be treated with respect and caution.
The best times to get a glimpse the cats are early in the morning (early admission, if possible), or around sunset. Feral cats are nocturnal, and usually sleep out of sight during the day.
Ask cast members for tips on where the cats hang out. The evening crew seemed to know the most when I asked, as that's when the cats are most active.
Disneyland Cats: Unsung Heroes!
Something must be done…I mean sung! The "underdog story" is popular in the Disney Classics library. It's time to break old boundaries and blaze new trails. We need an "undercat story" accompanied with terrific songs. Of course!
Disneyland Cats
Are you listening Andrew Lloyd Webber,
Pixar &
Disney Animation Studios?
Francisco's already to auditioning!
(PC: Elizabeth Fais, Francisco, Disneyland California Adventure)
Walt's Original Animators ~ Disney's First Firehouse Band
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Disney, Disneyland, Music
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Animation … and All that Jazz
Linger long enough in front of the Firehouse on Disneyland's Main Street, and you're bound to hear a Dixieland jazz band playing old-time favorites. Few people realize that the first Disney firehouse band was made up of Walt Disney's original animators. These were the guys who animated Snow White, Pinocchio, Bambi, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, and more…the classics.
There were seven members in the original band, and they called themselves the Firehouse Five Plus Two.
I took this photo on a recent trip to Disneyland. But this band only has six members, not seven like the original firehouse band.
The Firehouse Five Plus Two
The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a hot ticket in the 1950's. They played around town at night, as well as appearing in several Disney television specials, including the very first special in 1950, One Hour In Wonderland.
I had the opportunity to talk with Frank Thomas, the piano player in the original band. He thought their music caught on, because they played for the sheer joy of it. I don't doubt that's true. The band was active from 1949 to 1972, playing and recording while never giving up their day jobs as animators and artists with the Walt Disney Studios. Their more than a dozen records are still available in digital formats today, standing the test of time.
The following image is from their appearance with Bing Crosby on his CBS radio program. [PC: Wikipedia]
Their joyful energy is infectious in the following 1951 recording of "Brass Bell Blues", featuring Ward Kimball (tb), Danny Alguire (tp), Clarke Mallery (cl), Frank Thomas (p), Harper Goff (bjo), Ed Penner (tu), and Monte Mountjoy (d). Google their names. You might be surprised by the classic Disney magic they each had a hand in creating.
Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds ~ Icon of Imagination & Innovention
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Disneyland, Inspiration, Roller Coasters
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The Man Behind the Mountain
I admire a guy with the audacity to build a replica of the most iconic mountain in the Swiss Alps amidst the (then) orange groves of Southern California, within in sight of the Santa Ana Freeway … then "plussing it" with imagination and innovention (innovation + invention = innovention).
Walt Disney was that man. But what most people don't realize is that Disneyland's Matterhorn wasn't a glimmer in Walt's eye when the park opened in 1955. A pile of dirt occupied that spot–from the excavation of the moat for Sleeping Beauty's castle–called Holiday Hill.
Opening Coincided with Anniversary of 1st Successful Ascent
June 14, 2015 marked the 150th anniversary of the first successful ascent to the peak of the Matterhorn, Switzerland's most famous mountain. It also marked the anniversary of the opening of Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds. Walt Disney was known for his meticulous attention to detail, so I'm sure he planned the coincidence.
Walt Disney and his wife Lillian loved to spend their summer vacations in Switzerland. However, it wasn't until Walt was in Zermatt, Switzerland filming the live action movie "Third Man on the Mountain" that he got the idea to build a to-scale (1/100) replica of the Matterhorn. Walt sent a postcard of the Matterhorn to Imagineer Vic Greene with the message "Build this!" written on the back.
Construction on the Matterhorn Bobsleds began in 1958 and the attraction opened on July 14, 1959, along with the Disneyland Monorail and Submarine Voyage. [PCs: Wikipedia]
Note: "Third Man on the Mountain" was based on the 1955 Newberry Honor book Banner In The Sky by James Ramsey Ullman.
A Roller Coaster "Inside" a Mountain?
I often wondered how Walt came up with idea for a roller coaster inside a mountain, until I read the history of the early railways in the Alps. Remember, Walt Disney was a huge railroad enthusiast–why there's a railroad circling the park–and he and his wife spent many summers in Switzerland.
A direct railway route through the Alps was considered as early as 1848. But it wasn't until the latter half of the 19th Century that four great tunnels were constructed. Because the change in elevation from one side of a mountain to the other was too drastic for a direct route, spiral tunnels (helicoidal) were constructed to gain the necessary altitude and maintain the required grade for safe passage. You can read more here.
I spoke with Diane Disney Miller a few years ago while visiting the Walt Disney Family Museum, and asked if her father got the idea for the "bobsleds running through the mountain" from the spiral railway tunnels in the Swiss Alps? She smiled and replied, "I don't know, but that certainly sounds like him.
The previous image is of the Glacier Express, Switzerland. [PC: Wikipedia]
Icon of Innovention
The new attraction had to twist and turn far beyond anything done before, and still remain safe. Bringing Walt's idea into reality required innovention.
Hollow steel pipe track was used, instead of the flat tracks of traditional roller coasters. The tubular track had bracing welded to the outside of the rails, which allowed for contact with the bobsled on the top surface (with load bearing polyurethane wheels), on the inside to control horizontal movement, and on the bottom to restrict vertical movement. The tubular track was pressurized so sensors could alert when there was wear on the rails.
The bobsled cars are every bit as revolutionary as the track, as is the Ride Control System developed to operate and monitored the ride. The following illustration shows the intertwined tracks of the two bobsled routes, as featured in The "E" Ticket magazine (Number 42) — Disneyland's Matterhorn Bobsleds.
Note: A selection of "E" Ticket back issues are available through the Walt Disney Family Museum online shop.
I could go on and on, but I won't. The following video is much more fun. Lederhosen aren't required, but screaming is encouraged.
Matterhorn Bobsleds ~ Fantasyland Course (Right)
This video shows the 2015 refurbishment for Disneyland's 60th Celebration, including a revitalized Abominable Snowman, updated special effects, and new props for staging.
Calling All Railfans (Train Buffs)!
I read (somewhere a while back) that the Matterhorn Bobsleds tubular track rail system was later used by some narrow gauge railroads, incorporating a third (tubular) rail at the center of the track. I don't remember where I read this, and can't find a reference. Would love to know if this is true. Thanks!
The Cats Behind the Mouse ~ Disneyland's Feline Cast Members
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Cats, Disneyland, Fun Facts
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There are no words for the irony. Feral cats were original inhabitants of the Magic Kingdom…the place that started with a mouse.
Original Rulers of Sleeping Beauty's Castle
When Disneyland opened in 1955, the interior of Sleeping Beauty's Castle was empty. Later, when Walt Disney decided to build a walk-through attraction inside the castle, they discovered a significant number of feral cats had claimed it as their royal home. Unfortunately, there was also a huge infestation of fleas.
Homes were found for all the castle cats, the place was treated for fleas, and Sleeping Beauty's Castle became the walk-through attraction we know it as today. Everything was good. That is, until rodents began to take over the park. Again…the irony.
No one had taken into consideration that the castle cats provided a much needed service–they kept the park free of unsavory vermin. So, when a new group of feral cats found their way onto Disneyland property, they were allowed to stay. These cats were trapped, neutered, then returned (TNR) to their home "land", to maintain a stable (cat) population.
It's no spoof, I've got proof!
Today, the Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, California) is home to approximately 200 feral cats. Disney neuters, feeds, and provides medical care for the cats, and in return the cats keep the park free of rodents and other vermin.
Feral cats have a home – outdoors! And although they appreciate a can of cat food, they don't want to snuggle with you on your couch. ~Alley Cat Allies
Feral cats are not socialized to people, and prefer to stay out of sight. I recently visited Disneyland with the intention of photographing some of the resident feral cats. Intention is the operative word. I managed to get pictures of 9 of the 200 feral cats, and consider myself extremely lucky. Here's proof of Disneyland's most elusive ca(s)t members.
Becky ~ Rancho del Zocalo restaurant, Disneyland
Early one morning, I caught Becky climbing up to her perch atop Frontierland's Mexican restaurant, Rancho del Zocalo. The way she poses, you'd think she knows the Bougainvillea backdrop compliments her complexion.
Francisco & Friend ~ Grizzly River Run, California Adventure
Francisco (left) hangs out at Grizzly River Run in California Adventure, and is one of the friendliest of Disneyland's feral cats. He's been known to come near the fence to give park guests excellent photo-ops. His** friend (right) came out too, but stayed at a distance in camouflage.
**Most tortoiseshell cats are female, as are calico cats. However, there are rare male tortoiseshell and calico cats. Likewise, most orange tabby cats are male, yet I have a friend with a female orange tabby.
Giovanni & Friend ~ California Adventure
Giovanni (left) hangs out at the Wine Country Trattoria restaurant (California Adventure) behind the upstairs terrace. His friend (right) hugged the rock wall far in the distance, pausing only long enough for me to snap a picture before darting out of sight.
Disneyland Hotel Feline Cast Members
Cats also patrol the property around the Disneyland Resort hotels. I stayed at the Disneyland Hotel, and found a few shy cast members luxuriating in the bushes surrounding the pool and Trader Sam's on the warm, sunny afternoons.
I learned the names of some of Disneyland's cats from talking with cast members when I visited the Park.
Grumpiest Cat Alive Takes on the Happiest Place on Earth
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Amazing but true!, Cats, Disneyland, Humor
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Who's the Grumpiest Cat in the land?
Grumpy Cat (a.k.a. Tardar Sauce) was born on April 4, 2012. She is a female cat who's face appears grumpy because of feline dwarfism and an under bite. Grumpy Cat soared to popularity when a picture of her was posted to the social news website Reddit on September 22, 2012 by the owner's brother.
Tabatha Bundesen, Tardar Sauce's human parent, says that she and her brother Pokey were born to normal kitty parents. Due to Tardar Sauce's dwarfism, she is undersized and her hind legs don't work quite the way they should (you can see her cute waddle-walk in the following video).
Oddly enough, her human insists that Tardar Sauce is calm and "really nice". It's her brother Pokey who's actually the grumpy one. Image from Wikipedia.
The Grumpiest Bestseller
Grumpy as she is, Tardar Sauce wasn't satisfied with just being an internet sensation.
Oh, no. She needed a bestselling book deal too.
The official Grumpy Cat book was published on July 23, 2013 by Chronicle Books. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book…
Teaches the fine art of grumpiness and includes enough bad attitude to cast a dark cloud over the whole world.
What's the big about all the grumpy?
I seriously did not get the Grumpy Cat sensation. Maybe because I pretty much ignore sensations of any sort … twerking included. So I didn't pay much attention to Her Grumpiness … until I saw the following video of a grumpy dwarf cat getting the royal treatment at the Happiest Place on Earth.
That's when I finally realized she was a real cat, and that was her real face—not just a photoshopped expression. (I know, I'm a little slow some times.) I loved the way she walked, because it told me that she's a special needs kind of kitty, which makes her all the more adorable. Plus… this cat rates getting to go to Disneyland when no one else is there!!! Visiting royalty doesn't get that type of exclusive treatment. Only Grumpy Cat. She instantly became my new hero!
I'm an animal lover, and I get a little goofy (pun intended) over animals in general, grumpy or not. But I still didn't get the world-wide Grumpy Cat craze, until I read the blog post by Josh Getzler, Why we need Grumpy Cat.
What do you think? Are you a Grumpy Cat fan?
Before you answer, watch the following video. If you're not a fan, you just might become one in the next minute and a half.
Grumpy Cat Meets Her Disney Side
The Story Behind Mary Poppins ~ "Saving Mr. Banks"
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Disney, Disneyland, Movies, Walt Disney
Dancing Penguins, Dick Van Dyke, Elizabeth Fais, Emma Thompson, Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, Movies, P.L. Traverse, Saving Mr. Banks, Tom Hanks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Family Museum, Walt Disney Studios, WDFM
The Trailer That Stormed the Twitterverse
A couple of weeks ago, news of the just-released trailer for a new movie about Walt Disney stormed the Twitterverse. That's how I first heard about "Saving Mr. Banks", the untold story behind Walt Disney's acquisition of the rights for "Mary Poppins" — the much-loved children's book by P.L. Traverse.
P.L. Traverse's Mary Poppins books were loved by many, well before Walt Disney turned the first book in the series into a major motion picture in 1963.
But the whole world fell in love with Mary Poppins, when Julie Andrews starred in the leading role opposite Dick Van Dyke. The Sherman Brothers' musical score had everyone singing the hit songs Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Spoon Full of Sugar, Step in Time, and Feed the Birds, to name a few.
Maybe it's because so many of us grew up loving this story and its characters (even the dancing penguins!), that the trailer about the untold story behind the personalities that brought this story and film to life sparked a reaction similar "the tweet heard round the world."
Characters Need To Be Larger Than Life
Anyone who's seen Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on TV (or became addicted to the reruns), is familiar with Walt Disney, the man: his voice, his mannerisms, and demeanor. So, it would be a hard-sell for any actor to fill those shoes. The same could be said for P.L. Traverse, if we were as familiar with her as we are with "Uncle Walt."
I admit, that at first I was taken aback by Tom Hanks' impersonation of Walt Disney. My internal editor said things like, "Walt Disney didn't talk like that" and "Walt Disney wasn't that demonstrative."
Then I took a step back and realized that P.L. Traverse probably wasn't as pinched and twitchy as Emma Thompson's impersonation either. I finally realized that, much like the characters in the stories we write, the characters in movies have to be larger than life to be interesting.
Along with the characterizations of Walt Disney and P.L. Traverse … I'm sure embellishments were added and (or left out), to make the "story" screen-worthy. I'm OK with that, for the sake of an engaging (based-on a true) "story". How about you?
A Sneak Peak at "Saving Mr. Banks"
To Learn More About the REAL Walt Disney…
If you are captivated by Walt Disney (the man) and all he accomplished, you should most definitely visit the Walt Disney Family Museum (WDFM) in the San Francisco Presidio. Trust me. It's not like any museum you've ever been to. You will be amazed. You can find out more on my blog post about the WDFM here.
A Day of Magic at The Walt Disney Family Museum
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Animation, Disney, Disneyland, Walt Disney
Diane Disney Miller, Elizabeth Fais, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Family Museum
I admit it. I'm an animation geek. And I'm particularly geeky when it comes to Walt Disney feature-length animated films that were produced when Walt Disney was alive. So you can understand why I was shocked to hear that some young people today think "Walt Disney" is a made up brand name. Like Captain Crunch, or something.
Diane Disney Miller, the daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney, was shocked too. So much so, she and her family went to an enormous effort (and a heck of a lot of expense) to preserve the history and imagination of her father's legacy by founding The Walt Disney Family Museum.
It took seven years of planning, designing, and construction before the museum opened in San Francisco's Presidio on October 1, 2009. [photo by moi]
The Walt Disney Family Museum
WARNING! This is no ordinary museum. Be prepared to be amazed! [WDFM logo, Wikipedia]
The moment you step inside the first interactive gallery, you are walking in Walt's footsteps, with his voice narrating his story. The journey starts with Walt's ancestors immigrating to America, and shows you their humble beginnings on a farm in Missouri. From there you join Walt's adventures selling papers, working on a train, enlisting in the army as an ambulance driver, cartooning, and creating his first animated films.
Not all of his early endeavors paid off. After a bankruptcy and losing the rights to his first animated character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt was on a train when he got the idea for Mickey Mouse. When you step into the elevator to go up the second floor of the museum, you step onto that train car with Walt, as he tells you the story.
When you get off the car, you're in Hollywood!
As you walk through the galleries, you witness the development of a new animated art form, and the plethora of products and technologies that followed. The men who worked with Walt share their stories at the touch of a finger, on interactive consoles throughout the galleries. It's amazing that one man could assemble such talented teams — artists and engineers — and inspire their genius to create all that they did.
I could ramble on and on about the live-action films, nature documentaries, audio animatronics, and other technologies Walt Disney inspired. And don't even get me started on Disneyland. But that would be boring. It's much more fun if you sneak a peek at the Interactive Galleries on the Walt Disney Family Museum website! And while you're over there, check out the Special Exhibitions, Classes and Workshops, and Special Programs for the whole family.
I was having a cup of coffee in the museum cafe after my last visit, when I overheard a teenager at the next table talking on her cell phone…
I just walked through Walt Disney's life, and it was so cool!
That simple statement — made by someone who wasn't alive during Walt Disney's lifetime — proves the timelessness of Disney magic. Forty-seven years after his death, Walt is still creating magic … for young and old alike.
In the following video Diane Disney Miller announces the museum's opening on October 1, 2009.
Preview of the Walt Disney Family Museum on CBS
If you're planning on visiting the museum, be sure to check the Walt Disney Family Museum web site for Hours, Location, and Directions. There's ample parking directly across from the museum too!
WDFM Calendar of Events
The museum is closed EVERY Tuesday,
New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
The YAppiest Day on Earth!
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Disneyland, Fun, YA, YAppiest, Young Adult
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17 YA Authors + Disneyland = Crazy Awesome Fun!
3.30.13 Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
From left to right, back row first: Jennifer Bosworth, Chris Howard, Me, Lish McBride, Sean Beaudoin, Kevin Emerson, Elise Allen, Robin Mellom, Gretchn McNeil, Martha Brockenbrough, Rachel Cohn, Carrie Lawler Arcos, Gabrielle Zevin, Cecil Castellucci, Shannon Messenger, Cat Patrick, and Jessica Brody. (pic by moi)
~oOo~
The awesome Cat Patrick dreamed up this epic event: Seventeen young adult authors + bloggers, librarians, and book enthusiasts like me converged on Disneyland at 8:00 AM Saturday, March 30th.
The fun started as soon as we stepped through the gates of the Magic Kingdom… We rode rides, screamed, got drenched and/or stuck on rides (thanks to Tigger spilling honey on the Pooh ride), pretended we were pirates, ate chocolate, tacos, and more chocolate (though no chocolate tacos that I'm aware of). It was the best day ever! All shared with a group of amazing people who love books. (Chris Howard pic by Kasie West)
Anyone too far away to participate could (and maybe still can) order autographed books by these amazing authors through the Mysterious Galaxy's website.
Not to make you jealous if you didn't know about this fab event (or couldn't make it), but here's a glimpse of what you missed…
Screaming, Reading, Silly Hats, and Prizes!
There was Tower of Terror screaming (pic by Jennifer Bosworth)…
Some were too busy reading to scream (pic by Kevin Emerson) … while others couldn't help themselves (pic by moi) …
Silly hats happen to just about everyone at Disneyland, as Kevin Emerson discovered (Rapunzel pic by Cat Patrick)… Then there were the lucky dogs who won prizes (Sean Beaudoin pic by Cecil Castellucci)…
And a Book Signing, Chainmail and All!
Anyone who couldn't make it to the park could join the YAppy crowd at the 5:30 book signing at the Anabella Hotel, across the street from Disneyland. Mysterious Galaxy provided the authors' books for sale. Autograph slinging ensued, followed by more food and drinks … and wouldn't you know … chainmail! Compliments of a YAppiest fan who stopped by after attending WonderCon…
A sparring good time was had by all! (pics by Cat Patrick)
More YAppiness & Giveaways Galore!
The YAppiest Day on Earth was soooo awesome, I'm going to keep the YAppiness rolling with reviews and giveaways of the books written by these crazy awesome authors — 17 in all. I'll post two reviews per month (in alphabetical order by title), each with a FREE GIVEAWAY!
Yes, there is an ulterior motive. I'm hoping you won't be able to resist joining the YAppiest bunch next year for even more outrageous shenanigans!
the YAPPIEST GIVEAWAY roll:
Because It Is My Blood — Gabrielle Zevin
Beta — Rachel Cohen
Ditched: A Love Story — Robin Mellom
Divine Intervention — Martha Brockenbrough
First Day on Earth — Cecil Castellucci
The Infects — Sean Beaudoin
Let the Sky Fall –Shannon Messenger
The Lost Code: Book One of the Atlanteans — Kevin Emerson
Necromancing the Stone — Lish McBride
Out of Reach — Carrie Arcos
Pivot Point — Kasie West
Populazi — Elise Allen
Revived — Cat Patrick
Rootless — Chris Howard
Struck — Jennifer Bosworth
Ten — Gretchen McNeil
Unremembered — Jessica Brody
Stay Tuned for a chance to win one (or more) of these epic reads!
Historic Roller Coasters: Beaches, Boardwalks, and Abominable Bobsleds
Posted by Elizabeth Fais in Disneyland, Historic, monsters, Roller Coasters, San Diego, Santa Cruz
Abominable Snowman, Disneyland, Elizabeth Fais, Giant Dipper, Historic, Matterhorn Bobsleds, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Switzerland, Walt Disney, Zermatt
California Screaming
A delectable post on All Things Summer (by Tami Clayton) set me thinking… What's my most quintessential summer experience? And because I'm a total adventure geek, the answer is two words: Roller Coaster!
My love affair with roller coasters is limited to the historic kind, however. Sorry, folks. I'm not a fan of the super-thrill-whirl-and-hurl roller coasters of today. I much prefer the sky-high rickety old wooden structures from the previous century. [photo credit] Maybe that's because I grew up in a small town in Southern California, that was a two-hour drive from San Diego.
That's where my adrenaline-ride love affair began … at Belmont Park in Mission Beach. Because THE BEST DAY EVER, was a trip to the beach and riding the roller coaster. Oh yeah, and a chocolate milk shake was part of that package too!
Twin Giant Dippers
San Diego's Giant Dipper, also known as the Mission Beach Roller Coaster, was built in 1925. The original coaster was constructed by a crew of 100 to 150 people in two weeks. When the coaster opened on July 4, 1925, it was the centerpiece for Belmont Park. The park was a huge hit in the 1940's and 1950's, but fell into disrepair in the late 1960's. The coaster finally closed in 1976, and was scheduled to be torn down in the early 1980's. [photo credit]
Luckily, a group of citizens formed the "Save the Coaster Committee", intervening in the demolition of the Giant Dipper, and had it designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The coaster was restored, to the tune of two million dollars, and re-opened on August 11, 1990.
The Santa Cruz Boardwalk Giant Dipper is the twin sister of the San Diego Giant Dipper. And I can say from first-hand experience, that the Santa Cruz coaster is every bit as much of a thrill ride as its sister!
The Santa Cruz Giant Dipper opened on May 17, 1924, and is the fifth-oldest roller coaster in the United States today. [photo credit]
Over 55 million riders have ridden the coaster since its opening. The United States National Park Service recognized the Giant Dipper as part of a National Historic Landmark also covering the nearby Looff carousel in 1987. [Wikipedia]
The Santa Cruz and San Diego Giant Dippers are the only remaining coasters on the West Coast built by the noted coaster builders Prior and Church.
But hang on to your hats folks … there's one coaster that deserves a mention, even if it's not "officially" historic …
The Matterhorn Bobsleds, Disneyland Resort
What the Matterhorn Bobsleds ride lacks in historic clout, it more than makes up for in kitsch. And I mean that in the BEST possible way. Because the Matterhorn Bobsleds are awesome! [photo credit]
Walt Disney was inspired to build a miniature of the Matterhorn at his park in Anaheim, while filming the live-action drama "Third Man on the Mountain" in Zermatt, Switzerland (1956). Under Walt's direction, his team of Imagineers recreated the mountain to scale (exactly 100 times shorter than Switzerland's 14,700-foot-tall original), and designed special tubular steel tracks for the coaster to simulate the smooth motions of bobsleds gliding over ice. The ride contains two separate tracks that intertwine with each other as they descend the mountain, another stroke of genius by the man with the magic. The ride opened for the first time in 1959, and has been a favorite ever since.
The Matterhorn underwent its first major renovations in 1978, with the significant addition of the Abominable Snowman. The Audio-Animatronic creature roars at passing bobsledder as he glares with red glowing eyes. As if to say, "Get the hell off my mountain!" Uh, huh. Like that's really working, Big Guy. I don't know about you, but he's one the main draws for me on that ride. The Skyway attraction, the buckets that passed through the middle of the mountain, were taken down in November 1994. And in 1995 the Frank Wells Lost Expedition tribute was added in honor the late Walt Disney Company President, who was an avid mountaineer.
The silhouette of the Matterhorn rising above Fantasyland is iconic. Yet oddly enough, Disneyland (in Anaheim, California) is the only Walt Disney park in the world with a Matterhorn ride. I'm not sure why. If anyone out there knows the "official" story, I beg you … please share.
Never ridden the Matterhorn Bobsleds; can't make it out to Anaheim for face time with Mr. Abominable? No worries!
Check out the video of a real-ride experience … lederhosen are not required … but screaming is highly encouraged.
what Experience always says "summer" to you?
Abominable Bobsleds!

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boiled Eggs), we're back to enjoying deviled eggs again, and this recipe is our favorite. It's always a hit at gatherings, and the eggs go fast.
One reason I like this recipe so much is that it uses lots of herbs for flavor, and you can substitute fresh herbs for the dried if you have them on hand – simply use triple the amount of fresh herb for the dried. It's a good idea to make the filling a day or several hours ahead to allow the flavors to blend.
Of course, this is a great way to use all those colored eggs around Easter time – maybe even a good reason to color eggs!
Slice the eggs in half (lengthwise).
Put the yolks in a mixing bowl, and reserve the whites for filling.
Mash the yolks well making sure to remove all lumps, and add the remaining ingredients.
Mix well to combine, taste the filling, and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Pipe the yolk mixture into the reserved white halves, and sprinkle with paprika.


As a young child, I was raised a Catholic and was even an altar boy. But I have been a confirmed atheist since I was about 14. However, I have a Mother who is a devote Catholic and many friends who have strong religious beliefs. Over the years, I have developed an "each to their own" philosophy when it comes to religion.
You can't say you have visit Salt Lake City unless you spend some time exploring the headquarters of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) commonly known as the Temple Square. Not only is Salt Lake City's sense of place closely tied to the Mormon Church, but so is its economy. In 2012 Reuters reported the Church had annual revenues of $7 billion from tithing and donations alone, with another $1.5 billion from its business enterprises. In total, it has assets estimated at $35 billion.
However, the Square is really just a small walled area in downtown. It has five buildings - Assembly Hall, the Tabernacle, the Salt Lake Temple and two Visitor's Centres (one focused on family and the other Jesus Christ). Outside the walls are the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Lion House, Beehive House, Administrative Building, Office Building, History Library, a massive Conference Centre, History Museum and Family History Library. Thought, I haven't been to any Silicon Valley high-tech company campuses, I imagine the Latter-Day Saints campus is much the same.
The only building tourists can't enter is the Salt Lake Temple; all the other buildings offer free tours or some form of public access. While the imposing blank stucco walled is not very pedestrian-friendly, I was told it was designed to muffle the sounds and distractions of the cars and people, thereby creating a more peaceful and contemplative place. It is true the square is very calm and relaxing; for the most part there is no running and no shouting. Surprisingly, there is also no graffiti on the exterior side of the blank walls.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Office Building at 26 floors, towers over the Temple campus. Its strong, vertical lines give it an uplifting skyscraper quality that is usually associated with much taller office buildings.
The Salt Lake Temple makes a dramatic almost heavenly - some might say Disney-esque - statement at night.
An ugly stucco wall guards Temple Square with just a single entrance on each of the three sides that face the outside world. The Square, more open on the east side, connects to the other church buildings on the same block. The remainder of the campus buildings face out onto the street.
We entered at the South Visitor Centre and were quickly greeted - no surprise, as all of the Mormons always say "Hi" to you even in the street - and asked if we'd like a tour. While we are usually the self-guided tour types, we decided this time it might be good to get the "inside scoop" on the place and the people.
After waiting about ten minutes, we were introduced to two young missionaries Sister Asay from Dallas and Sister Lopez from Mexico, our two tour guides. After a bit of chit chat, we were off to check out the model of the Salt Lake Temple (which we couldn't go into) to learn about the different spaces inside and what kinds of things happened there. It is not your typical church with a big congregation area, but rather a series of rooms where you study and discuss your religious beliefs with more senior church members. You have to be a "member in good standing" to get in. We did question what that meant, but the answer was ambiguous.
Then we went outside to the Assembly Hall, which in fact was the first Salt Lake church and built in 1889. This was followed by a tour of the Tabernacle (built 1875) next door, where the world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir practises and performs. The building's exterior looks like a mid-century hockey arena with its oval-shape and curved roof. Inside are pews like any church and a balcony like a concert hall, with a huge stage that accommodates a full orchestra and a 300-person choir. The organ is one of the largest in the world with 11,623 pipes. There is minimal ornamentation in this building - the ceiling is just white plaster and the wall behind the organ is the same. We attended the free Thursday night rehearsal and the acoustics were great.
Next it was the North Visitor Center, which houses a series of large paintings about the life of Christ. It reminded me of the Catholic Church's stations of the cross. The paintings are competent, but I wouldn't say they are outstanding; yet when I took pictures, a glow appeared around the head of Christ that was not there with the naked eye – a little eerie.
You then walk upstairs and into the celestial room or at least that is what I call it. The walls and ceiling are painted like the universe with a 11-foot white sculpture of Christ in the middle of the room. We were there at noon and the sunlight was streaming in. It was visually stunning; there was a definite heavenly feeling to the space.
This is the end of the tour for the standard 30 to 45 minute tour. But not for our 90+ minute tour!
This is a model of the inside of Salt Lake Temple. You can see the six different spaces on ascending levels. We were told that as you move up the leadership ladder in the church, you get access to higher levels. This adds a whole new dimension to the term "working your way to the top."
The Assembly Building is where church services take place. It has many of the original furnishings, including the pews.
The Tabernacle building is where the Mormon Tabernacle choir rehearses and performs. You have to live within 100 miles of Salt Lake City to be in the choir.
The blank white stucco walls and ceiling become a canvas for the projected light that is the background for the music and singing in the Tabernacle.
A few of the Stations of the Cross-like paintings in the North Visitor Centre.
Detail of one of the paintings in the North Visitor Centre. Note the aura around Christ's head.
Statue of Christ in the celestial room on the second floor of the North Visitor Center makes a very powerful statement. This 11-foot statue titled "The Christus" is an exact replica of Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's original in Copenhagen, Denmark. We were told a senior church member was so moved when he saw the original that he negotiated with the Church and the artist to commission the replica for Temple Square.
Throughout the tour we were chatting with the delightful Sisters Asay and Lopez about the Mormon culture, their families and lifestyle, as well as sharing information on our families and religious beliefs. There was no pressure, no missionary zeal it was more like a first date as we keep asking each other to reveal some tidbit of information so we could get to know and understand each other better.
I asked if they would like to join us for lunch. They said they would, but would have to ask for permission. I was shocked when they said yes they could join us. So, it was off to the Lion House's Pantry Restaurant for a quick, cafeteria-style lunch and more discussion.
The conversation continued with the two Sisters being very forthright in answering more questions. For early 20 somethings, they were both very mature and articulate, moreso than most other young people we know.
Lion House has a wonderful pantry restaurant that is popular with both tourists and workers on the Mormon Temple campus. Best buns in town! In fact, they truly are famous for their buns - soft dinner rolls with just a touch of sweetness.
I was quickly introduced to a tour guide who said he'd show me inside which he did, and yes indeed there are three tiers each with 7,000 seats. At ten times the size of your average concert hall, it is an impressive sight.
He then asked if I'd like to see the rooftop native species garden and off we went - so much for not wanting a tour! The views of the city and the valley from the rooftop are impressive. He informed me the church owned all of the buildings to the south of the campus which includes several major office buildings and a large residential tower.
I then wandered the campus taking pictures of the other buildings, not daring to go inside, as I was toured-out. You could easily spend all day taking pictures and people-watching.
The Conference Centre is impressive in its starkness and simplicity of design.
The Conference Centre's rich red carpet, stage, seats and drapes creates an immediate sense of life, awe and passion, which I expect is perfect for the events that take place here.
It was only when I got back to the hotel and collected my notes and photos that I realized I hadn't taken a picture of our new best friends. Lucky me, the same evening we decided to check out the rehearsal at the Tabernacle. While standing in line, who should walk by but Sisters Lopez and Asay, a quick shout and there were big smiles all around. And, yes I got my picture of them with Brenda.
I don't know what the Catholic Church does at the Vatican in the way of museums and tours, but I can't imagine it could be any better than what the Mormons do at their Salt Lake Temple campus. With over 170 young women from around the world studying there, they offer FREE tours in 30 languages year-round. Everything is free, including the Family Search centre where you can spend as much time as you want. You even get your own personal tutor to assist you with looking up your family history. Did I say it was all FREE?
Throughout the tour, I was surprised at how similar all of the stories and beliefs of the Latter-Day Saints were to Catholicism. I was shocked there was no attempts to push their religion or beliefs on us. It was a very non-judgemental conversation about sharing one's personal values, faith and beliefs.
My take home message was that the Mormons have very strong commitment to family. Both Sisters, although only in their early 20s, were definite they would be getting married and having multiple children. I've not heard many early 20 somethings be so sure about getting married and having children. We even talked about marriage counselling, divorce and premarital relations.
I couldn't help but think the importance of family is not a bad thing. Too often we hear complaits about cities (suburban and urban) being unfriendly, unhappy and alienating places where nobody knows their neighbours. I can't help but think part of the reason is that we have lost the sense of community which starts with a sense of family, as that is our first community. Too often the loss of sense of community in modern society is blamed on city design when it probably has more to do with a decline of the importance of family. Based on my limited sample size of family and friends, I have noticed that the stronger the nuclear family bond, the stronger sense of community they have.
There was never an attempt to ask for a donation and in fact, there are no donation boxes anywhere on campus. Neither, is there is no requirement to give your contact information so they can hit you up later. How refreshing!
San Miguel: A religious Experience of a lifetime.


It just feels like December is whooshing on by so fast.
And I always feel so behind! I managed to get Christmas cards sent out (most of ours go overseas) and hopefully they will get to their recipients in time! I sent out a handmade scarf and beret to a dear friend in Japan and just yesterday made gingerbread cookies with the boys. The kitchen was a mess after but we had a great time!
I'm thinking of having the kids watch Nightmare Before Christmas, one of my all-time favourite movies, but am wondering whether 4 is too young for that….
Haven't quite figured out this part yet for the week. I do have Brussels Sprouts to cook up and broccoli, so definitely some kind of thing where I roast them in the oven. Maybe a tray bake thing with chicken drumsticks and squash.
December is definitely rushing by, I'll agree with you there! At least I managed to buy my mum a present today – voucher for a massage.
Oh yummy, Brussels sprouts! I hope you've done them up right — they're one of my favorite vegetables, if not my very favorite. I like to saute them and put salt and sumac, which makes them extremely yum.


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Trump 'October Surprise' document dump feared by Democrats | FEMA chief was on verge of quitting
Published: Sept. 20, 2018 at 8:52 a.m. ET
Robert Schroeder
Opinions on tax law stuck in neutral, poll finds
Democrats are reportedly worried that President Trump and his allies are teeing up a series of document releases meant to gin up GOP voters before the midterms.
Politico reports that Democratic operatives are growing anxious that Republicans working to undermine the FBI's Russia probe are teeing up a series of document dumps meant to gin up GOP voters ahead of the midterm elections.
On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered the declassification of documents related to the FBI's long-running investigation into the Trump campaign's potential connections to Russia. As Politico writes, the move came on the heels of top House Republicans revealing that they may also release documents related to their probes into Trump-Russia ties, as well as anti-Trump bias at the FBI and Justice Department. The White House and Republican leaders have cited "transparency" as their motive, but Politico writes Democrats see a more sinister plan: to taint special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, while simultaneously motivating Trump's political base on the precipice of an election in which Democrats are favored to make gains.
Risk to GOP from complacent Trump voters: A private survey conducted for the Republican National Committee and obtained by Bloomberg Businessweek has some alarming news for Republicans hoping to hold on to control of Congress in November: Most Trump supporters don't believe there's a threat that Democrats will win back the House. The report says Trump's boasts that a "red wave" could increase Republican majorities appear to have lulled GOP voters into complacency, raising the question of whether they'll turn up at the polls.
Long considered quitting: Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long was on the verge of quitting this week, the Washington Post reports. The report says Long's feud with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen seemed like it would abate, with the two agreeing to a truce so that the administration's response to Hurricane Florence wouldn't be overshadowed by acrimony between them. The feud stems from the disclosure of an internal investigation into Long's use of government vehicles to travel between Washington and his home in North Carolina. The Post said Long's future with the administration remains in question. A FEMA spokeswoman declined to comment and a DHS spokesman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, the Post said.
Opinion on tax law in neutral: A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds support for the recently enacted tax law stuck in neutral. Support for the law was at 39%, statistically unchanged from 37% in a June poll. Opposition dropped to 37% from 39%. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus two percentage points.
Grassley sets deadline for Ford response: CNN reports Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has set 10 a.m. Friday as the deadline for Christine Blasey Ford's legal team to respond to his request for her to speak to the committee regarding her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Sources told CNN if Ford chooses not to speak to the committee, the hearing Grassley had scheduled for Monday would likely be canceled and the panel could move to vote by midweek.
Read 'The Hill We Climb,' which Gorman performed at President Joe Biden's inauguration
Trump pardons former adviser Steve Bannon, 142 others — but not himself
Robert Schroeder is the Washington bureau chief for MarketWatch. Follow him on Twitter @mktwrobs.


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Der Oberleitungsbus La Spezia ist ein elektrisch betriebenes Verkehrsmittel in der ligurischen Hafenstadt La Spezia in Italien. Das 24,8 Kilometer lange Liniennetz besteht aus zwei Linien und wird von der Verkehrsgesellschaft ATC Esercizio betrieben, jährlich werden 2,2 Millionen Fahrgäste befördert.

Linien
Das O-Busnetz besteht aus zwei Linien:

Geschichte

Bereits zwischen 1906 und 1909 besaß La Spezia eins der ersten O-Busnetze Italiens. Die vorwiegend für Tests genutzte Strecke verlief vom Stadtzentrum nach Fezzano. Zum Einsatz kamen Fahrzeuge vom Typ Omnibus Turrinelli, die unter den Nummern 31 bis 34 eingereiht waren.

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entstand ab 1951 ein moderneres Netz.

Im Jahr 1966 wurden insgesamt drei Linien betrieben, wobei 1 und 3 die gleiche Strecke in unterschiedliche Richtungen bedienten. Ausgehend von den jeweiligen Endpunkten im Südwesten wurde die Schleife durch Migliarina und Canaletto im Nordosten mittels einer langen Stichfahrt erreicht, sodass je Fahrtrichtung das Zentrum zweimal durchquert wurde.

1978 erfolgte die Einstellung der O-Bus-Linie 2, welche die Umstellung auf Autobus zwischen Cadimare und Muggiano zur Folge hatte.

1998 trennte man nach über 30 Jahren die Schleifenführung durch Migliarina und Canaletto auf und verlängerte die Linie 1 von Canaletto nach Bragarina. Die Linie 3 endete seitdem von der Stazione Migliarina kommend in der Häuserblockschleife Canaletto.

2005 musste der elektrische Betrieb auf Linie 3 wegen Bauarbeiten auf Corso Nazionale und am Piazzale Ferro eingestellt werden. Damit erreichte der O-Busbetrieb mit nur noch drei Umläufen auf Linie 1 im 20-Minuten-Takt ein historisches Tief.

Am 30. März 2007 wurde im Nordosten des Netzes die neue Wendeschleife Palaspezia in Betrieb genommen. Infolgedessen fuhren die O-Busse auf der Linie 1 zwischen 12. Mai 2007 und 11. September 2008 abwechselnd nach Bragarina und Palaspezia. Gleichzeitig wurde ein Zehn-Minuten-Takt eingeführt. Zwischen 12. September 2008 und 31. März 2011 wurde dann nur noch der Streckenast nach Bragarina im Zwölf-Minuten-Takt bedient, wofür sechs Wagen erforderlich waren. Ab 1. April 2011 erhielt die Linie 1 mit nur noch drei Umläufen alle 20 Minuten wieder einen deutlich ausgedünnteren Fahrplan.

2012 wurde der elektrische Betrieb für rund zwei Jahre eingestellt, da am derzeitigen O-Busdepot umfangreiche Umbaumaßnahmen vorgesehen sind. Die Trolleybusse müssen dafür in ein anderes Depot ohne Fahrleitungsanschluss umziehen. Aufgrund ihres schwachen Akku-Notfahrtsystems können sie ohne Oberleitung nur in Schritttempo bewegt werden, was einen Einsatz während der Bauphase unmöglich macht.

Am 20. März 2014 wurde auf beiden Trolleybuslinien der elektrische Betrieb wieder aufgenommen.

Depot
Der O-Bus-Betriebshof befindet sich in Canaletto östlich der von beiden Linien genutzten Häuserblockschleife und ist mit einer rund 100 Meter langen Betriebsstrecke durch die Via Don Giovanni Bosco angebunden.

Fahrzeuge
Vor der temporären Betriebseinstellung bestand der Wagenpark aus 14 Solowagen des Typs Breda 4001.12, von denen zuletzt noch fünf regulär verwendet wurden. 2014 gingen anlässlich der Wiedereröffnung sieben neue Trolleybusse des Typs Trollino 12 des polnischen Herstellers Solaris in Betrieb, ihre elektrische Ausrüstung lieferte Vossloh Kiepe zu. Zusätzlich besteht die Option auf einen weiteren Wagen.

Weblinks

 Internetseite des Betreibers ATC Esercizio (italienisch / englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Spezia
Verkehr (Ligurien)
La Spezia

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Q: Search a string from a file using file handling in C
*

*A file is created named ITEM.txt that comprises names of items line by line(one item per line).

*A particular item is to be searched.

This is what is done so far. We open the file in read mode and using an infinite loop, we read each character until we get a new line or we reach the end of file. Then we store those characters in a separate array and lastly compare the array contents with the order(item) that has been entered by the user.
The problem is for any item, the output is: couldn't find.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>

int main()
{
    int choice, quantity;
    char order[1000], a[1000];
    char c, e;
    int amount = 0, line_num = 0, j = 0;
    int price[1000] = {77, 100, 43, 35, 64, 125, 151, 91, 118, 184, 27, 47, 25, 100, 50, 59, 45, 350, 370, 530, 395, 460, 430, 620, 150, 145, 96, 81, 54, 94, 579, 565, 165, 206, 193, 198, 849, 184, 165, 75, 165, 126, 210, 280, 210, 189, 199, 350, 478, 440, 215, 207, 309, 139, 248, 204, 195, 253, 175, 90, 175, 329, 175, 199};
    int Quantity[1000] = {100, 100, 100, 150, 150, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 10, 10, 10, 10, 5, 5, 10, 10, 10, 5, 1000,
                          5, 5, 5, 5, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 10, 10, 300, 500, 500, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100,
                          100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100};
    char q;
    printf("1.MENU\n2.ORDER\n3.PAY_BILL\n4.EXIT\n");
    printf("Enter choice : ");
    scanf("%d", &choice);
    FILE *ptr = NULL;
    FILE *p = NULL;
    while (choice < 4)
    {
        switch (choice)
        {
        case 1:
            ptr = fopen("DATABASE.txt", "r");
            while (1)
            {
                c = fgetc(ptr);
                if (c == EOF)
                {
                    break;
                }
                printf("%c", c);
            }
            printf("\n");
            fclose(ptr);
            break;
        case 2:
            while (1)
            {
                fflush(stdin);
            label:
                printf("What would you like to order: ");
                scanf("%[^\n]%*c", order);
                p = fopen("ITEM.txt", "r");

                int k = 0;
                while (1)
                {
                    e = tolower(fgetc(p));
                    if (e == EOF)
                    {
                        printf("couldn't find \n");
                        goto label;
                    }
                    while (e != '\n')
                    {
                        a[k++] = e;
                        e = tolower(fgetc(p));
                    }
                    line_num++;
                    k = 0;
                    if (strcmp(a, order) == 0)
                    {
                        break;
                    }
                }
                fclose(p);
                fflush(stdin);
                printf("Please Enter the Quantity(in numbers): ");
                scanf("%d", &quantity);
                fflush(stdin);
                printf("Added to your cart\n");
                printf("\n");
                printf("Would you like to place another order?y/n: ");
                scanf("%c", &q);
                if (q == 'n')
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
            printf("\n");
            break;
        case 3:
            printf("\n");
            break;

        default:
            break;
        }
        printf("Enter choice : ");
        scanf("%d", &choice);
    }
    printf("Thank You For visiting our market....Have a nice day");
    return 0;
} ```

Any help is appreciated!!

A: C strings need a null byte to mark the end, which you aren't adding to a. Do so with a[k] = 0.

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If you want to keep your legs dry, you have to choose between waterproof trousers that can be worn all day or over trousers to take on and off as needed. This pair from Rohan are the former category, with the styling of regular trousers but with a waterproof, windproof and breathable lining. The outer fabric is also fast-wicking and fast-drying, and even the pockets have a waterproof lining so any rain that gets into the pockets won't reach your legs. There's a similar pair for women, the £99 Rohan Dry Roamers in either black or blue.
The Nikwax range of washing, cleaning and waterproofing products are non-toxic and free from fluorocarbons. Add the Tech Wash to your washing machine followed by the TX.Direct Wash In to re-waterproof your garments, or use the Footwear Cleaning Gel. Once your items are clean, sponge on the Fabric & Leather Proof or use TX.Direct Spray-On.


Fire safety activities for children need to include matches because no child has ever been fully satisfied by a fire safety coloring page. Children are eager to learn how to use safety matches and most children will find matches eventually and learn how to use them, one way or another. To avoid a horrible accident from stealthy use, the best fire safety activities for children help them satisfy their curiousity in a safe and controlled environment while they learn that matches are dangerous tools that adults should supervise. Aside from the general ideas of safe and appropriate uses of matches, striking a match provides the chance to practice a variety of other skills, too.
Suggested books about Lighting Matches.


Tacos are super nice. Food comes when expected.
Jun K. ordered from here over a year ago.
LOVE their steak tacos!! And they always give you a lot more than you expect.
Sosanya J. ordered from here over a year ago.
Wilkins F. ordered from here over a year ago.
Food came well before the 45 minute minimum wait time, pancakes and bacon were fresh and well cooked (but the top pancake was soaked in butter, so be warned if you don't like that.) and the bistec cemita was the best I've had in the neighborhood. Spicy as hell, and just delicious. Delivery kid was sweet and spoke english.
Lia C. ordered from here over a year ago.
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Runner who allegedly smacked TV reporter's backside charged with sexual battery
Callaway was arrested Friday and charged with sexual battery, according to WSAV, Bozarjian's employer. (File photo via Pixabay.com)
By: Rich Barak, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Updated: December 14, 2019 - 6:26 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The runner who allegedly smacked a TV reporter's backside during a Savannah road race has been charged, according to multiple news outlets.
WSAV-TV anchor Alex Bozarjian, who was slapped on the behind while covering the annual Bridge Run last Saturday, filed a sexual battery police report after the incident, which was shown on live TV.
Thomas Callaway was arrested Friday and charged with sexual battery, according to WSAV, Bozarjian's employer.
BREAKING: A man accused of slapping WSAV's Alex Bozarjian on the rear during a live report has been arrested.
WSAV continues to support Alex completely as this case moves forward. https://t.co/rx1Z06pIRR
— WSAV News 3 (@WSAV) December 14, 2019
Callaway turned himself in at the Chatham County Sheriff's Office on Friday and was released on a $1,300 bond, according to WSAV.
A clip of the incident that was posted to Twitter had been viewed close to 12 million times by Saturday afternoon.
To the man who smacked my butt on live TV this morning: You violated, objectified, and embarrassed me. No woman should EVER have to put up with this at work or anywhere!! Do better. https://t.co/PRLXkBY5hn
— Alex Bozarjian (@wsavalexb) December 7, 2019
Bozarjian said the person who smacked her "hurt me, both physically and emotionally."
Online sleuths identified Callaway, according to the New York Post, thanks to his race number shown in other photos.
Callaway's lawyer, Joseph Turner, called him a "loving husband and father who is very active in his community" and local church, insisting he was "working with those involved to correct the situation," according to the New York newspaper.
"While we regret the situation, Mr. Callaway did not act with any criminal intentions," Turner said in a statement.
Bozarjian appeared Tuesday on CBS' "This Morning" and confirmed Callaway "did try to make contact" with her. "He separates himself from the runners, and he kind of winds up. And he hit me hard," she said.
The Savannah Sports Council banned the accused runner from participating in future events.
(4/4) We will not tolerate behavior like this at a Savannah Sports Council event. We have made the decision to ban this individual from registering for all Savannah Sports Council owned races.
— SAV Sports Council (@SavannahSports) December 8, 2019


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est une sitcom britannique en 24 épisodes de 23 minutes créée par Jessica Knappett et diffusée entre le  et le  sur la chaîne E4.

La série est inédite dans tous les pays francophones.

Synopsis
Après avoir obtenu son diplôme universitaire, Meg, âgée de la vingtaine, sa cousine Bunny et leur amie Laura partagent un appartement. Elles font face aux aléas de l'amour et de la vie.

Production
Le ,  annonce qu'une deuxième saison est commandée. La nouvelle saison est diffusée du  au .

Le ,  annonce qu'une troisième saison est commandée. Elle est diffusée du  au .

En , Jessica Knappett confirme qu'une quatrième de la saison est commandée. La diffusion commence le .

En , Jessica Knappett annonce la fin de la série. Elle justifie ce choix dans indiquant : .

Distribution
  : Meg
  : Bunny
  : Laura
  : Frank
  : Jenny
  : Mark
 Bobby Hirston : Gary
 Nick Mohammed : Malcolm
 Sam Jackson : James
 Brett Goldstein : Scott
  : Hot & Cold

Épisodes

Saison 1 (2013)
Tous les épisodes sont réalisés par Simon Delaney et scénarisés par Jessica Knappett.

Saison 2 (2014)
Tous les épisodes sont réalisés par Simon Delaney et scénarisés par Jessica Knappett. Crédits supplémentaires par Phoebe Waller-Bridge pour le deuxième épisode ainsi que Joe Tucker et Lloyd Woolf pour le troisième épisode.

Saison 3 (2015)
Tous les épisodes sont réalisés par Al Campbell et scénarisés par Jessica Knappett.

Saison 4 (2016)
Tous les épisodes sont réalisés par Al Campbell et scénarisés par Jessica Knappett. Crédits supplémentaires par Emerald Fennell pour le troisième et quatrième épisode.

Références

Liens externes

Série télévisée créée en 2013
Série télévisée disparue en 2016
Série télévisée britannique des années 2010
Série télévisée de E4
Sitcom britannique
Série télévisée en anglais britannique


Well, I already feel very geeky having gotten my very own domain and server space and having installed my blog all on my own. (Interestingly this feels more geeky than having installed my husband's blog. Weird.) Also for my birthday I got a couple of ThinkGeek tees and how much geekier can you get than that. I have been running around in t-shirts with jokes I had to explain to everyone by the way. And then they didn't get them anyway. Jokes like, "There are 10 types of people in the world…" But maybe one only gets this when a) being involved with computer programming and b) having started working with computers at a time when everyone had to learn binary.
To prove my geekiness I can proudly tell you that I almost had followed a career as a computer programmer. Really. Just when I had earned my MA in music education I was offered a job as a programmer. I chose to become a college professor instead and, well, that didn't work out as planned.
My beloved PDA had shown signs of heart battery failure for some time. It started about a year ago but with a hard reset (and the loss of all my financial data) his health was restored if not to its old height then surely to an adequate level. A couple of weeks ago it started again. I had to recharge it once or twice a day. Well, I knew what to do, hard reset again (this means wiping the whole hard drive of the PDA and restoring all programs and data), but – nada. The problem persisted.
I talked to one of my students about it, a teenager who collects PDAs and small computers and who put a screwdriver to his sparkly new cell phone, and he told me to change the battery. Easy option one would think but, to be frank, one not encouraged by the manufacturer of that PDA. He advises you if ever your battery should be faulty you should send the PDA to the company to get a replacement. That would have been an option if it hadn't involved a) being without my PDA for days, maybe weeks, and b) paying at least half of the price of a new PDA.
I would have opted for buying a new PDA but then they aren't cheap and the new ones don't come with cameras or microphones. Well, to cut a long story short (and you thought I couldn't do that), I ordered a new battery and – tada! – put it in my PDA, and – tada again! – it still works beautifully.It was all very exciting. First I had to wait for the battery for ages. Long enough for the original battery to fail completely so that I lost ten days worth of data. (Always do backups, always do backups, especially if you already know that your machine is having battery problems.) Thankfully it was a slow week and the main thing I lost was the record of how much I weighed that week. Because I weigh myself daily and put the weight into my PDA which then shows me a little graph. It had been going up anyway and so I didn't care that it was lost.
When I wrote an e-mail to inquire about my battery I found out that while they had recorded both my order and my payment the had then mysteriously failed to connect the dots and to ship anything. Ah, German customer service! I received a reply saying, "We have received your order. For mysterious reasons the battery wasn't shipped. It will be shipped today. End of e-mail." Now, this is why I love ordering overseas. While I hadn't expected the PDA parts store to wrap their goods in pink tissues paper and include a handwritten note like HagRags or u-handbag or (there are exceptions to German customer service) Woll-Sucht I would have appreciated a "Sorry for the wait." immensely.
Well, my battery arrived on Saturday. I demanded quiet and peace and while my son and husband were occupied with soldering new electronic parts into electrical guitars (Really, I kid you not. Well, my son wasn't actually soldering anything, he is not quite five after all.) I spent about thirty minutes prying the label from the back of the PDA. If I ever plan to do that again by the way I won't remove the whole label but only cut away a tiny part of it. (There are instructions here and here. They are very helpful, especially when you read them both through before starting.) The next problem was finding the right screwdriver. Since we inherited something like a whole electronics workshop from my husband's father I was sure we had the right screwdrivers. But I was wrong.
The other thing we didn't have was double-sided tape. So if I ever open that thing again the battery will clonk out. But I doubt that I will. The life of a PDA is short. I have learned that it is supposed to last for three years if used between 20 and 40 minutes daily. Mine has been used much more than that because I used it to listen to MP3s and play games on it too. By the time the new battery gives in there probably will be something else wrong with it. But maybe not. We'll see.
So. Are you a geek? I'd say everybody who is into blogging qualifies. Or not? Discuss.
Speaking of discussion I'd like to remind you of the Just Post roundtables for October. If you have written or read a post about matters of social justice, please send me the link to diapersandmusic at web dot de until the 7th. On the 10th Mad, Jen, Hel, and I will be putting all the links up again.
i am a total geek. but mostly because i can't fix anything. something breaks and my head goes utterly blank.
I AM sort of a geek. I was in the New Media programme at Art School, it allowed me access to not only wood and metal and plastic studios, but also to robotics. Years ago I could do a little bit of microchip work along with my sculptures. Didn't last long. I found the electronics did not suit my message.
But I love what some artists do with that philosophy.
I would say I am a tool geek. Like power tools. I get all flushed and bothered in hardware stores. I am also a music geek, of the sort of funny eighties variety.
I embrace my inner geek.
I am also a geek, embrace it, love it, be one with it.
it's one of those things you lose a little without use, but once upon a time, I was. provided some peace and quiet, I might be able to tackle it. between my husband and myself, I'm definitely more geekily inclined.
I prefer to think of myself as a dork.
tricky, both my brother and my husband are off the geeky scale. I try to believe that my creative side outweighs the geeky side but then i get talking to my brother for more than 10 minutes and it comes creeping back.
Oh darling, of COURSE I'm a geek.
But then again, you must have known that, LOL.
I'd reframe your skillz, not as geekiness, but as competence.
I am a GIT; Geek in Training. Someday i hope to become a real geek.
You were a programmer? I am humbled in the vastness of your geekdom.


One of the most challenging areas of genome bioinformatics is the de novo prediction of regulatory sequences that control gene expression. This is especially true for fully functional cis-regulatory elements that can act far from their target gene, such as enhancers. The most frequently used approach to predict enhancers is to find regions of the genome with a high density of matches to the recognition sequences of known transcription factors. There are a large number of papers describing bioinformatics methods for enhancer prediction using this strategy, including Martin Frith's pioneering method Cister.
One of the most efficient and easy to use command line programs for detecting clusters of transcription factor binding sites is Nikolaus Rajewsky's program Ahab, which you can obtain by contacting Nikolaus directly.
2) create a Makefile with the following commands and make.
3) change the $exec and $exec_profile variables in perl/run_module_fits.pl to 'module_fit' & 'module_prof', respectively.


This week my good friend Stuart came over with a couple of trees to look at. One of them was this lovely little Ezo spruce. A great example of the benefits of taking your time.
It's a sad fact that we westerners are in a hurry all the time. Everything has to be ASAP. Nobody can wait for anything. Stupid marketing has sold us all on one minute this, instant that, same day, next day, super fast etc' and we are all much worse off for it. Stress is one of the biggest killers in todays society. I should know, before I started Kaizen Bonsai I worked as an operations manager for a print company, the stress of which put me in hospital with chronic phneumonia just days from a pine box.
I do understand that, particularly as a business we need to get our finger out. Like many people I spend great chunks of my life in front of a screen prodding little plastic squares with my stubby digits. I do most of my buying right from my desk and thanks to the magic of the interweb i can buy anything I need, very often from far flung places in the world. There's a great sense of excitement every time a brown cardboard box turns up at my door, that's the magic of mail order. Half the fun of buying mail order is in spending time hunting for exactly what you need and the expectation of it's imminent arrival. Once you have the box open and packaging all over the floor the spell is broken and all you have is a bunch of stuff that you either have to use or find a place to keep. It's a bit like a kid at Christmas, once your presents are open and dinner is eaten it's all a bit of a let down really and there's just a bunch of crap on telly to endure until bedtime.
In a way it's a bit like bonsai, we work hard press forward and chase a dream to create or obtain the perfect tree. Very often we cut corners and do things that, deep down, we know is either risky or just plain wrong in an attempt to arrive at our goal sooner than perhaps we deserve. Based on our experience at that moment we have a picture of what we want to achieve, the problem is in order to get there we have to push ourselves and in doing so we tend to learn new things which elevates our understanding of what a good tree is and so our goal continually moves away from us much like a donkey being led by a carrot suspended in front of it's nose.
I was once lucky enough to buy a perfect trident maple, just what I had always dreamed of owning. I put it in a beautiful pot and displayed it at the top European bonsai show. It got a full page in the book and it was shown in a magazine too. I kept it for a year before I sold it. I sold it because it was boring. For sure I could continue to develop and refine it but it was just too dull. Don't get me wrong, I love refining bonsai, styling raw material is, to me, frustrating, at the end the trees are never what I hoped. As they say, be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.
I say all that to say this. Bonsai is not about an end goal, it's not about a finished tree, it's about the journey. In fact it's not even about little trees, it's about you. We like to think we are busy developing trees but in fact we are busy developing ourselves and our own skills, imagination, creativity and patience. Once we have them the trees appear to do themselves. However one thing that cannot be circumvented is the time it takes. We can push all we like but trees go at their own pace and dictate what we can achieve.
I don't know anything in life that's worth having that came easy, or quickly. For instance Ford build a car in 7 hours. Bentley take more than 720 hours. If you have driven both (I have) you know exactly where that extra time goes. Which brings me back to Stuart's spruce.
We picked this tree up from an importer about 6 years ago. At that time it was much as you see it now but a lot smaller. Stuart popped it into it's current pot and pretty much left it untouched ever since. Over that period it became a bit of a blob without any definition or character. When it arrived here I got the impression he was hoping to offload it on me. I think we all get that way with our trees at times. So, undeterred I spent about two and a half hours clipping and pruning and cleaning. Gradually a beautiful tree emerged. Not perhaps the crazy twisted dragon of a tree that's become very popular over recent years but very special nonetheless. Over the past few years this tree has developed a very special beautiful quiet character that is rarely seen in western bonsai. Proof indeed that bonsai does take time but it's worth waiting for, just enjoy the journey and keep on learning.


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Q: Why threads are not working properly? Here is my following code:
class Test {
private int x  = 0;

public void incX() {
    synchronized(this) {
       ++x;
    }
    System.out.println("x is: "+x+"     "+Thread.currentThread().getName());
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Test test = new Test();
    Thread t1 = new Thread(() -> {
        test.incX();
    });
    Thread t2 = new Thread(() -> {
        test.incX();
    });
    t1.start();
    t2.start();

    System.out.println("Done");
}
}

Here's my output:
x is: 2     Thread-1
x is: 1     Thread-0

Here thread t2 outputs 2 but then thread t1 should also output 2, right? As when x is equal to 2 then It should be visible to thread t1, right? So why thread t1 is 1?
How is it possible that thread t2 outputs 2 and then thread t1 outputs 1? As thread t2 already outputs 2 then the value of x should be 2. So how can thread t1 can still output 1? Am I misunderstanding?

A: Your entire System.out.println line is very far from atomic.
For example, between the construction of the string and the invocation of System.out.println, a lot of stuff can happen.
Let's consider an equivalent code block:
public void incX() {
    synchronized(this) {
       ++x;
    }
    String implicit = "x is: " + x + "     " + Thread.currentThread().getName();
    // <-- "Point X"
    System.out.println(implicit);
}

Now the scenario can go like this:

*

*Thread 1 starts and goes on until it reaches "Point X", having constructed a string that reads:

x is: 1     Thread-0

*Thread 2 starts and goes on until it reaches "Point X", having constructed a string that reads:

x is: 2     Thread-1

*Thread 2 invokes System.out.println, making the overall output so far:

x is: 2     Thread-1

*Thread 1 invokes System.out.println, making the overall output:

x is: 2     Thread-1
  x is: 1     Thread-0

Copying the value of x to another variable inside the synchronized block should be sufficient to make the behaviour meet your expectations:
public void incX() {
    int val;
    synchronized(this) {
       val = ++x;
    }
    System.out.println("x is: " + val + "     " + Thread.currentThread().getName());
}

A: To begin with, your code is not correctly synchronized. Your expression
"x is: "+x+"     "+Thread.currentThread().getName()

reads the value of the shared variable x without synchronization, that is, in a data race. However, it will at least see the value as observed by the preceding synchronized block.
Now let's consider the possible outputs of your program. Threads proceed step by step and steps by all threads are interleaved. Consider the following sequence:

*

*Thread-0 enters synchronized block, reads x == 0, updates it to 1, and leaves the block. The subsequent string expression reads this value of 1.

*Thread-1 enters synchronized block, reads x == 1, updates it to 2, and leaves the block. The subsequent string expression reads this value of 2.

*Thread-1 enters the synchronized method println and outputs its result 2.

*Thread-0 enters the synchronized method println and outputs its result 1.


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<?php

namespace Deployer\Configuration;

use Deployer\Collection\Collection;
use Deployer\Deployer;
use Deployer\Exception\ConfigurationException;
use function Deployer\Support\array_merge_alternate;

class Configuration
{
    /**
     * @var Collection
     */
    private $collection = null;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->collection = new Collection();
    }

    /**
     * @return Collection
     */
    public function getCollection()
    {
        return $this->collection;
    }

    /**
     * @param Collection $collection
     */
    public function setCollection(Collection $collection)
    {
        $this->collection = $collection;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $name
     * @param bool|int|string|array $value
     */
    public function set($name, $value)
    {
        $this->collection[$name] = $value;
    }

    /**
     * @param string $name
     * @param array $array
     */
    public function add($name, array $array)
    {
        if ($this->has($name)) {
            $config = $this->get($name);
            if (!is_array($config)) {
                throw new ConfigurationException("Configuration parameter `$name` isn't array.");
            }
            $this->set($name, array_merge_alternate($config, $array));
        } else {
            $this->set($name, $array);
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param string $name
     * @param bool|int|string|array $default
     * @return bool|int|string|array
     */
    public function get($name, $default = null)
    {
        if ($this->collection->has($name)) {
            if ($this->isClosure($this->collection[$name])) {
                $value = $this->collection[$name] = call_user_func($this->collection[$name]);
            } else {
                $value = $this->collection[$name];
            }
        } else {
            $config = Deployer::get()->config;

            if (isset($config[$name])) {
                if ($this->isClosure($config[$name])) {
                    $value = $this->collection[$name] = call_user_func($config[$name]);
                } else {
                    $value = $this->collection[$name] = $config[$name];
                }
            } else {
                if (null === $default) {
                    throw new ConfigurationException("Configuration parameter `$name` does not exist.");
                } else {
                    $value = $default;
                }
            }
        }

        return $this->parse($value);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if set var exists
     *
     * @param string $name
     * @return bool
     */
    public function has($name)
    {
        return $this->collection->has($name);
    }

    /**
     * Parse set values
     *
     * @param string $value
     * @return string
     */
    public function parse($value)
    {
        if (is_string($value)) {
            $value = preg_replace_callback('/\{\{\s*([\w\.\/-]+)\s*\}\}/', [$this, 'parseCallback'], $value);
        }

        return $value;
    }

    /**
     * Replace set values callback for parse
     *
     * @param array $matches
     * @return mixed
     */
    private function parseCallback($matches)
    {
        return isset($matches[1]) ? $this->get($matches[1]) : null;
    }

    /**
     * @param mixed $t
     * @return bool
     */
    private function isClosure($t)
    {
        return is_object($t) && ($t instanceof \Closure);
    }
}

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so i dont know whats wrong with my brothers computer it keep turnin off and freezin and now when you turn it on the monitor doesnt even get signal from the comp and it makes these beepin noises and then stops then when you press the power buttun to turn it off it imediatle turns off im preety sure thats not sappose to happen anyone have any idea wats wrong im prolly gonna end up buyin a new one cuse that ones kinda old anyway but i need to know if its a total lost so i can tell my parents any one have any ideas?
Among other things your CPU may have overheated, from what I understand in your post. It could be hard drive related, too. When something goes wrong, the whole computer is nearly never at fault, so save the components that work. Or, send them to me, and I'll save them.


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Abbey Road by The Beatles
Posted bywilfulsprinter Mar 22, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 Posted inMusicTags:Abbey Road, The Beatles
Although I had been a member of The Beatles Fan Club since 1965, by 1969 my loyalty was waning. There had been ongoing news in The Beatles Monthly about a new release but apart from the "Get Back" single on 11th April, I was getting tired of waiting. Luckily, an even better group released their magnificent third album on 25th April. "On The Threshold Of A Dream" fulfilled all the requirements a 14 year old grammar school boy could want. It was full of "bright creative splashes" and side two was especially innovative. I knew then that The Moody Blues records would, in time, prove to be infinitely better than any Beatles record. My friends Andrew and Alex both bought "Abbey Road" and I listened to it a few times and grudgingly admitted it was okay but subsequent purchases of other Moodies' (as we aficionados liked to call them) albums ("In Search Of The Lost Chord" from 1968 and "To Our Children's Children's Children in November 1969) reinforced my new loyalty. Why should we fans have to wait a whole year for a new release? The Beatles used to produce two albums a year and now The Moodies were doing the same.
You may be surprised to hear that I have changed my mind a little over the years. I am prepared to admit that "Abbey Road" is a little better than anything The Moodies produced. Okay then, it's about a million times better. I listened to it yesterday as part of my new regime of listening to one classic album a day and it blew me away.
You will know this album. You don't need me to go through it song by song. All I will say is that listening to the "remastered" version released in 2019, several things stand out.
1) Ringo's drumming is sensational. As the medley on side two builds it seems that his playing is driving the whole thing forward with immense creativity. He had to be persuaded to do a solo during "The End" but, really, the whole album is an incredible virtuoso performance.
2) Billy Preston's organ playing on "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" has been brought much higher in the mix and gives so much more depth to a song that frankly, when I listened to it on Alex's record player in 1969, went on too long. Now it's mildly disappointing when it finishes.
3) The moog synthesiser appears on several tracks and is great. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and "Here Comes The Sun" really benefit from subtle added flourishes. It's never rammed down your throat – it's very understated. That falling line in "Here Comes The Sun" was a mistake apparently, which George Harrison liked and kept. Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause had demonstrated the instrument earlier in the year. Maybe I should make a future blog on "All Good Men" by them.
4) It's George Martin playing that beautiful harpsichord on "Because".
5) "Mean Mr Mustard" was, allegedly, inspired by a headline in a paper which read "Scotsman's meanness was legendary." It was about John Mustard who lived in Old Park Road, Enfield. Excitingly, Peter and I lived about a mile from there at the same time as John Mustard. I find it exciting anyway.
6) John Lennon wanted the sides reversed. He also wanted all his songs on one side and all Paul McCartney's on the other. If he had his way about reversing the sides, the last song on the last album they recorded would have just been cut off mid chord. What a great way to go that would have been.
7) "Her Majesty" is rubbish. It would have been so much better to finish with "And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make" which reminds me of "Nothing Lasts" by The Steve Miller Band: "The secret to this life is so very easy to learn. If you ever love another never ask for anything in return."
This is a very good album. But you knew that anyway.
4 thoughts on "Abbey Road by The Beatles"
Rob Kail-Dyke says:
Thanks Mick, I haven't listened to the 2019 remastered version before, but on the strength of your excellent piece I'm playing it now on Spotify. My first reaction is, the bass is about as twice as strong as the original and it's making my Bose speakers rattle! Excellent.
Paul Robinson says:
I find Abbey Rd intensely sad. I think I know too much about the appalling relationships within the band to view it, as many people do, through rose-tinted specs. Lennon's determination to slag off anything they were doing by then – good or not – and McCartney's belief that crap like Her Majesty and Maxwell's Silver Hammer were actually worth recording, tend to overshadow any enjoyment I can get from the music itself. I know that's not the point, and I can see how technically accomplished the record is, but it does seem like a sad, bitter, farewell.
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another attempt at 'just enough'... this is ali and max having a game of tug.
i added a hue/sat adjustment layer to tone down the blue than added kim klassen's awesome texture 'awake' twice, one color 100% and one overlay 100%, both with layer mask revealing only the dogs.
oh good another dog lover. We were out in the snow today along the barb wire fences too.
Such fun they're having! I love the photo in your sidebar too!